Pattiseema

Last updated

Pattiseema
Pattisam [1]
Village
Pattiseema
Dynamic map
Coordinates: 17°13′07″N81°38′09″E / 17.21861°N 81.63583°E / 17.21861; 81.63583
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Eluru district
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
534315
Vehicle registration AP

Pattiseema is a village in Polavaram mandal of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, India. [2] It is located on the bank of the River Godavari. It is a site of historical importance for Hindus. Famous temple named Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple is picturesquely located on a hillock known as Devakuta Parvatha located on an island in the midst of Godavari River. [3] Pattiseema has a railway junction connecting major cities.

Contents

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, Pattiseema had a population of 4792. The total population constitute, 2382 males and 2410 females with a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 424 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 991 The average literacy rate stands at 68.83%. [1]

Temple

The temple houses a life-size statue of Devi Bhadrakali which is decorated with heavy ornaments and a sword. It is known as one of the Panchakasi Kshetrams of the Shaivaites. [4]

Transport

AP TDC runs bus services from Rajahmundry to this village. [5] The temple can be only be accessed through boats run by APTDC. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pattiseema Census 2011" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pattiseema Grama Panchayat" . Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Veerabhadra, Temple. "Pattisema Temple location". www.browserrajahmundry.in. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "About Pattiseema" . Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pattiseema Papikondalu Pattiseema" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pattiseema APTDC" . Retrieved 6 October 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.